Context menus

Use context menus to perform operations on canvas, tables, or other interface elements.
TIP: The available context menu options depend on the selected item protocol.

Canvas

Zone container
Command
Description
Go to Zone Table
Focuses on the zone in the Zone list.
View Properties
Opens zone properties.
Add Device
Opens a dialog to add a device.
Add Conduit
Opens a dialog to add a conduit.
Copy
Copies the zone.
Paste
Pastes the copied zone.
Delete
Deletes the zone.
Device
Command
Description
Device Properties
Opens device properties.
Port Properties
Opens port properties of the device.
Add Conduit
Opens a dialog to add a conduit.
Cut
Cuts the device from the zone and enables you to paste the device into a different zone.
Copy
Copies the device.
Paste
Pastes the cut or copied device into the zone.
Go to Zone Table
Focuses on the device in the Zone table.
Replace Device
Opens a pop-up window to replace the device.
Delete
Deletes the device from the model.
Blank canvas space
Command
Description
Paste
Pastes the copied zone.

Zones

You can open the context menu for each zone on the list.
Zones list
Command
Description
View Properties
Opens the properties of the selected zone.
Copy
Copies the properties of the selected zone.
Paste
Creates a zone with the same properties as the last copied zone. The new zone has the same name as the original and adds a number in parentheses.
The conduits and devices do not transfer from the original zone.
Delete
Deletes the selected zone.
Overview table
Command
Description
Copy
Copies the properties of the selected zone.
Paste
Creates a zone with the same properties as the copied zone. The new zone has the same name as the original and adds a number in parentheses.
The conduits and devices do not transfer from the original zone.
Go to Zone
Opens the device table of the selected zone.
Delete
Deletes the selected zone.
Device table
Command
Description
Device Properties
Displays the properties pane of the device.
Port Properties
Displays the Port Properties of the selected device.
Cut
Removes the device from the selected zone. You can
Paste
this device to a different zone.
Copy
Copies the properties of the selected device.
Paste
  • If you used
    Cut
    : Pastes the cut device to the selected zone.
  • If you used
    Copy
    : Creates a device with the same properties as the copied device. The new device has the same name as the original and adds a number in parentheses.
Replace Device
Opens the window.
This command is active only if the device was already deployed.
Delete
Deletes the selected device.

Conduits

Conduits table
Command
Description
View Properties
Opens the
Properties
pane of the selected conduit.
Delete
Deletes the selected conduit.

Devices

Device table
Command
Description
Device Properties
Displays the properties pane of the device
Port Properties
Displays the port properties of the selected device.
Cut
Removes the device from the selected zone. You can
Paste
this device to a different zone.
Copy
Copies the properties of the selected device.
Paste
  • If you used
    Cut
    : Pastes the cut device to the selected zone.
  • If you used
    Copy
    : Creates a device with the same properties as the copied device. The new device has the same name as the original and adds a number in parentheses.
Go to Zone
Opens the device table of the zone that has the selected device is assigned.
Replace Device
Opens the window.
This command is active only if the device was already deployed.
Delete
Deletes the selected device.

Discovery pane

The commands available in this menu depend on the selected item in the topology.
Discovered CIP device
Command
Description
Add
Adds new devices to the selected zone.
Add Anchor
Anchors a topology node to the root so that it can be easily accessed without browsing the topology tree.
Driver Configuration
Opens
Configure Driver properties
.
View Property
Opens a list of all properties of the selected device.
Refresh
Refreshes the network topology.
Delete
Deletes the item from the topology.
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